Ripley, Hampshire Weather
About Ripley, Hampshire
Ripley holds a quiet, unassuming presence within the shifting light of the Hampshire countryside. It lies 3.3 miles north of Christchurch (from Christchurch: bearing 7°T, OS grid SZ 161 985), and is situated east of Avon village. Low-lying meadows define the character of Ripley, where the earth feels damp and heavy with the promise of unseen growth. A short distance to the southwest, Sopley Brook carves its narrow, reed-choked path through the landscape, feeding the low ground with a persistent, silver urgency. The horizon remains wide and open, allowing the sky to dominate the modest rooftops and hedgerows that mark the edges of the fields. To the north, the ancient expanse of Ripley Wood pulls the eye toward a denser, darker green, offering a stark contrast to the open grazing land. Here, the air carries a faint, cooling moisture that suggests the proximity of the river systems, grounding the spirit in the rhythm of the valley floor. Ripley remains a place of simple, honest contours, shaped by the slow movement of water and the patient labour of the seasons.
Flight conditions near Ripley. Data source: locating…
Live animated radar for Ripley and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
About This Ripley, Hampshire Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ripley, Hampshire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Ripley includes coordinates 50.786326, -1.772154, in the county of Hampshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Ripley is available on the Ripley map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Hampshire weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.